It’s been a phenomenal success story for American medicine.” — Dr. Dale Smith, Uniformed Services University Historian Military medicine has a long history of innovation that reaches far beyond the battlefield and has shaped American medicine in ways many people do not realize. In the fourth episode of the Military Medicine 250 video podcast, ...

“It was a phenomenal system. It’s still a phenomenal system.” — Dr. Dale Smith, Uniformed Services University Historian From the Civil War battlefield to the skies over Vietnam, military medical evacuation has continually evolved to get wounded service members the care they need. In the third episode of the Military Medicine 250 video podcast, ...

“A sick force can’t fight.” — Dr. Dale Smith, Uniformed Services University Historian. During the American Revolution, military medicine was already doing more than treating the wounded, it was keeping the Continental Army in the fight. In the second episode of the Military Medicine 250 video podcast, Peter J. Graves, from Military Health System ...

Michael Rhode goes into the archives, uncovering historical documents that highlight the distinguished service of Vice Adm. Alexander G. Lyle from his commission to the Navy Dental Corps to his Medal of Honor citation.

For 250 years, military medicine has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible to protect and care for those who serve. Military Health System leaders talk about the innovations, lessons and breakthroughs that continue to advance care on and off the battlefield.

What was the most significant challenge early medical pioneers faced during the 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge?

What was the first-ever mass medical mandate issued for the Continental Army by General George Washington to combat a deadly silent killer?

Which Army physician led the commission proving mosquitoes were the primary carriers of tropical diseases, eventually saving thousands of lives during the construction of the Panama Canal?

What new miracle substance did combat medics start carrying onto the battlefield to treat shock, saving thousands of lives before patients reached a hospital?

Col. William Keller nicknamed the “Grand Old Man of Army Medicine,” spent decades spearheading surgical innovation, training techniques, and high-quality clinical care to keep warfighters in the fight.

There is no higher accolade in the United States Armed Forces than the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is awarded to military personnel serving across the Services for incredible acts of valor and selflessness. Since the Civil War, 79 service members belonging to what we now call the Military Health System have been recognized for this distinction. ...

The Army Medical Command celebrates its 250th birthday on July 27, 2025.

Military response within the first few ours of the attack on the Pentagon during 9/11 serves as a shining example of our military medical readiness and discipline.

Military nurses were saved many lives during WW2. 1LT Marian Charlotte Jones and 1LT Edna Nina Statman both served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War 2. They share their stories of caring for our military men after D-Day in Normandy, France. Watch their full interviews via the Library of Congress: Jones: https://www.loc.gov/collections ...

A brief explainer on military medical dogs or mercy dogs who served in WW1 and WW2.